For the first time since its independence in 1962, Uganda has undertaken a massive registration exercise to ensure every citizen in the east African country obtains a national identity card.
The national identification cards, according to President Yoweri Museveni, will be digitised and is expected to bear the holders’ photo, names, biometric details including fingerprints.
Mass registration began yesterday the 14th of April 2014. Get yourself a National ID card.
Phase One:
The first phase of the project will take four months.
Who is eligible?
Ugandan citizen either by descent, Birth, Registration or other legal ways.
Where to register:
The registration will be at parish or village level and the parish chief, parish internal security officer, local councils and an elder will help with conclusive determination of those eligible.
What you need:
identification documents such as, baptism cards, passport, marriage certificate, voters cards, and LC letters.
Data needed:
Biometric data of all eligible persons, which comprises Ugandans aged 16 years and above, will be captured and stored in the computer.